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Pronunciation / Transliteration: elas
"Hélas, nous avons raté le dernier train."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An expression of sorrow, regret, or disappointment.
"Lackaday, we have missed the final train of the evening."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an alteration of the archaic exclamation 'lack a day', which originates from Middle English expressions meaning 'ah, woe is the day'. It dates back to the late 16th century, functioning as an expression of sorrow, regret, or mild lamentation.
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hélas
Transliteration: elas
"Hélas, nous avons raté le dernier train."
ach je
Transliteration: ach je
"Ach je, wir haben den letzten Zug verpasst."
ahimè
Transliteration: aime
"Ahimè, abbiamo perso l'ultimo treno."
ay de mí
Transliteration: ay de mi
"Ay de mí, perdimos el último tren."
ai de mim
Transliteration: ay de mim
"Ai de mim, perdemos o último comboio."
हाय रे
Transliteration: haay re
"हाय रे, हमने आखिरी ट्रेन मिस कर दी।"
哎呀
Transliteration: āiyō
"哎呀，我们错过了最后一班火车。"
아이쿠
Transliteration: aiku
"아이쿠, 막차를 놓치고 말았네."
ああ
Transliteration: aa
"ああ、終電に乗り遅れてしまった。"
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